Colorized photos

Princess Yvonne Sayn-Wittgenstein [13] and Prince Alexander [12] aboard the yacht of Bartholomé March [1955]

When you think of old photos or historical pictures, you naturally think in terms of black and white, but as you can see from these stunning vintage photos from the turn of the 20th century, color pictures have been around for a lot longer than you think.

It might come as a surprise, but it wasn't long after photography became widespread that experiments with color took place, creating vivid images which

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Mark twain in color, circa 1900.

These colorized monochrome photos will change the way you imagine the past. Since we live and remember in color, a black-and-white image seems almost of another world. Through the process of colorization, that world becomes more familiar, easier to imagine, and easier to connect to.

Marilyn Monroe is arguably Hollywood’s greatest screen siren and photos of her will be everlasting proof of that. Her enduring image is that of a bubbly

Concise illustrated history of women's fashion from 1900 to 1919. Dresses and styles from the Edwardian era of the 1900's, and post Edwardian 1910's

Colorized photos from the past bring history to life like never before.

An early autochrome by Clifton R. Adams for National Geographic portrays three generations of a family outside their stone cottage in County Galway, Ireland